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How harsh were the terms of the treaty of Versailles? -LAMB |
Land- Germany lost 13% of all its land
Army- limited to 100,000 soldiers, six battleships, no submarines
Money- 6.6 billion to be paid to allies
Blame- Germany were blamed for starting the war, clause 231 'war guilt' clause |
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Who founded the nazi party? What was it initially called? |
-Anton Drexler in Jan 1919 -German workers party |
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What did hitler become in the nazi party in 1920? |
In charge of propaganda |
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What was the German workers party renamed as & what year? |
1920- National socialist German Workers'A party |
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When did hitler become leader of the Nazi party |
1921 |
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What was the SA? |
The nazi party's private army set up in 1921
- leader -Ernst Röhm |
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When was the Munich putsch? What was it? |
November 1923 Hitler supported by 600 storm troopers tried to seize power of Munich but failed |
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What was hitlers new strategy following the putsch |
To get elected into power not to seize it |
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What were the main ideas in Mein Kampf |
-Germany should be united by one leader -all Jews & communists should be destroyed -treaty of Versailles was unfair and must be ignored -Germans are a master race( Aryans) |
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Who were hitters 5 henchmen? |
-hermann Goering -Heinrich Himmler -Rudolf Hess -Dr Joseph Goebbels -Ernst Röhm |
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How many members did the nazi party have in 1928? |
100,000 |
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In the 1928 elections what percentage of the vote and how many seats did the nazis get? |
Less than 3% and 12 seats |
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What was the peak number of unemployment during depression and what year? |
6 million, 1932 |
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In the September 1930 election, how many votes did the nazis get? |
107 |
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July 1932 election |
230- largest party in the Reichstag |
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November 1932 election |
196 |
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March 1933 election |
288 votes |
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Who became chancellor in 1930 and what did he fail to do |
Heinrich Brüning the 'hunger chancellor'
He failed to solve the problems of the depression He resigned in 1932 |
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How did the nazis become the largest party in the Reichstag in 1932 |
-propaganda, Goebbels got Nazi msg out
-support of industrialists
-technology- radio, flying hitler across Germany for rallies, posters and parades
-promises to voters- workers promised jobs
-flexibility- if one idea was losing them votes they'd drop it e.g nationalising industry |
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Explain the chancellor situation in 1932/33 |
3rd December- Hindenburg appointed vin schleicher as chancellor
- 4th Jan Von Schleicher was unable to get support in Reichstag, so Von papen agreed to work with hitler, hitler would be chancellor & Von papen vice
- 22nd Jan, Von papen asks Hindenburg to make hitler chancellor, he refuses
-28th Jan, Von Schleicher resigns
39th Jan- hitler appointed as chancellor with Von papen vice chancellor |
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What Decree was passed the next day? What did it mean? |
'The Reichstag fire Decree'
It meant that police could search and confiscate property and detain people with trial |
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What was the Reichstag fire and when did it happen? |
The Reichstag was set on fire on the 27th February, at the scene was a Dutch communist Marinus Van Der Lubbe was arrested. Hitler used this as evidence that the communists are plotting an attack against his government. That night, Goerings police arrested 4,000 communists |
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What Decree was passed the next day? What did it mean? |
'The Reichstag fire Decree'
It meant that police could search and confiscate property and detain people with trial |
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What was the Reichstag fire and when did it happen? |
The Reichstag was set on fire on the 27th February, at the scene was a Dutch communist Marinus Van Der Lubbe was arrested. Hitler used this as evidence that the communists are plotting an attack against his government. That night, Goerings police arrested 4,000 communists |
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What was the enabling act and when was it introduced? |
The act gave hitler the power to make laws without the approval of the Reichstag.
23rd March 1933 |
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Essay para 1, 3 points |
Hitler put people back to work as he promised. There were six million unemployed in 1933 but by 1939 unemployment dropped to less than 350000
-public schemes eg autobahns -minister of economy, Hjalmar schact to increase wealth - 1936 hitler replaced schact with Goering who introduced 4 year plan |
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Para 2 essay, 4 points |
Also, there were opportunities for those who belonged to Hitler's Aryan 'master race'.
-eg- hitler youth have fun activities hiking & sport -women were rewarded medals for having large families -KdF organised activities &encouraged hard work by rewards like holidays -hurler himself helped design the 'people's car' |
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Para 3 essay, 5 points |
Under Nazi rule, there was in a price in terms of freedom.
-eg German people lived in police state ,SS/Gestapo -money went to Goering's four year plan -men were conscripted into the army for 2 years and 6 months of labour service in RAD - people lost trade union rights due to socialism and communism -censorship introduced in 1933 meant people would only now be fed Nazi message |
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Para 4 essay, |
Moreover, some groups in Nazi Germany life worsened. Eg- women sacked from professional jobs like doctors and lawyers to do household duties -other groups such as Jews and communists' lives worsened Jews were banned from public places in 1934, in 1938, they were attacked in 'Kristallnacht' |
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Para 4 essay, 3 points |
Moreover, some groups in Nazi Germany life worsened. Eg- women sacked from professional jobs like doctors and lawyers to do household duties -other groups such as Jews and communists' lives worsened Jews were banned from public places in 1934, in 1938, they were attacked in 'Kristallnacht' |
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Para 5 essay, conclusion |
Overall, life under Nazi rule brainwashed Germans. Even though most Germans now had jobs and money, ultimately they lost their freedom |